FCM UTA Arad

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FCM UTA Arad

Full name	Fotbal Club Municipal UTA Arad
Nickname(s)	Bătrâna Doamnă (The Old Lady)
Short name	UTA
Founded	18 April 1945
Ground	Francisc von Neumann, Arad (Capacity: 12,000)
President	Giovanni Catanzariti
Chief Executive	Dorin Stana
Manager	Ionut Popa
League	Liga II
2008–09	Liga II, Seria II, 9th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

UTA Arad is a football club based in Arad, Romania, founded in 1946. During its history the club won the Romanian championship six times - only Steaua Bucharest, Dinamo Bucharest and Venus Bucharest winning more titles - and the Romanian Cup twice.

UTA's finest hour came in September 1970 when they eliminated the defending champions Feyenoord from the European Cup.

The most famous player ever to play for UTA is Helmuth Duckadam, the goalkeeper who saved four penalties in the 1986 European Cup final, helping his team, Steaua Bucharest to win the trophy. Gyula Lóránt and Iosif Petschovsky also played for UTA in the past.

UTA also have a large group of supporters named Spetzza Ultra Rossa, Directivo Ultra, RASA and Commando Hooligans. Their main rivalry is with the supporters of FC Timisoara.

The club was also called Industriile Textile Arădene Arad (ITA Arad) and Flamura Roşie Arad. .

Contents 1 Honours 2 Famous Players 3 Players 2008/2009 4 Links

[edit] Honours

• Romanian Championship
  • Winners (6): 1946-47, 1947-48, 1950, 1954, 1968-69, 1969-70
  • Runners-up (1): 1971–72
• Romanian Cup
  • Winners (2): 1947-48, 1953
  • Runners-up (2): 1950, 1965-66
• Romanian Second League
  • Winners (2): 1992-93, 2001-02

• UEFA Cup:
  • Quarter-Finalist (1): 1971–72

[edit] Famous Players

See also Cat:FCM UTA Arad players.

• Ladislau Brosovszky
• Ladislau Bonyhádi
• Iosif Petschovsky
• Mircea Petescu
• Gheorghe Váczi
• Gheorghe Gornea
• Gyula Lóránt
• Imre Jenei
• Ion Pârcălab
• Flavius Domide
• Helmuth Duckadam
• Marcel Coraş
• Jérémie N'Jock
• Bogdan Mara
• Cosmin Paşcovici
• Iulian Miu
• Cristian Ianu

[edit] Players 2008/2009

No. Position Player 1 GK Catalin Bujor 2 GK Roberto Bodea 3 GK Marius Marne 4 DF Bogdan Toc 5 DF Norbert Polgar 6 DF Predrag Pocuca 7 DF Claudiu Pascariu 8 DF Marius Draia 9 DF Ciprian Olariu 10 DF Vasile Ghindaru 11 DF Cosmin Pascovici 12 DF Cosmin Vasaie 13 MF Andrei Mutulescu 14 MF Cornel Nadaban

No. Position Player 15 MF Dumitru Copil 16 MF Andrei Gornic 17 MF Adrian Drida 18 MF Razvan Fritea 19 MF Lee Won-Hong 20 MF Sergiu Japalau 21 MF Vasile Georgiu 22 FW Gheorghe Tucudean 23 FW Edson Sousa Silva 24 FW Ioan Leucuta 25 FW Branco Radovanovic 26 FW Alin Negru 27 FW Dumitru Mitu

Other players transfered to other teams in winter break:

Nat.	Player	Team
	Ionut Balan	Unirea Alba Iulia
	Constantin Bumbac	Unirea Alba Iulia
	Florin Dan	Unirea Alba Iulia
	Mircea Gheorghe	Jiul Petrosani
	Irinel Dumitru	Jiul Petrosani
	Mircea Ilie	Jiul Petrosani
	Cristian Melinte	Dinamo Bucuresti
	Bruno Simao	Dinamo Bucuresti
	Lucian Todea	Gloria Bistrita
	Cristian Todea	Gaz Metan Medias
	Robert Roszel	CSM Ramnicu-Valcea
	Dorin Mihut	CSM Ramnicu-Valcea
	Ikpe John Ibeh	Otelul Galati
	Sebastian Hutan	Liberty Salonta
	Florin Hidisan	Pandurii Tg. Jiu
	Alin Chita	Tianjin Teda (China)
	Dan Puie	-

[edit] Links

• UTA Arad Website (Romanian)

Liga II — Seria 1 • 2009–10 v • d • e

FCM Bacău • FC Botoşani • FC Buftea • Cetatea Suceava • Concordia Chiajna • Delta Tulcea • Dinamo II Bucureşti • Dunărea Galaţi • Dunărea Giurgiu • Farul Constanţa • Gloria Buzău • Otopeni • CSM Râmnicu Sărat • FC Snagov • Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti • Steaua II Bucureşti • Tricolorul Breaza • Victoria Brăneşti •

Liga II — Seria 2 • 2009–10 v • d • e

Arieşul Turda • FC Baia Mare • Bihor Oradea • Dacia Mioveni • FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin • Fortuna Covaci • Gaz Metan CFR Craiova • Gaz Metan Mediaş • Jiul Petroşani • Liberty Salonta • Minerul Lupeni • Mureşul Deva • Petrolul Ploieşti • Râmnicu Vâlcea • Silvania Şimleu Silvaniei • FCM Târgu Mureş • Universitatea Cluj • UTA Arad •

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